Lyrics:

Why be sweet, why be careful, why be kind?

A man has only one thing on his mind...

Why ask politely, why go lightly, why say please?

They only want to get you on your knees!

There's a few things that I never could believe:



A woman when she weeps,

A merchant when he swears,

A thief who says he'll pay

A lawyer when he cares,

A snake when he is sleeping,

A drunkard when he prays.

I don't believe you go to heaven when you're good;

Everything goes to hell, anyway!



Laissez-faire mi amour, ce la vie.

Shall I return to shore or swim back out to sea?

The world don't care what a sailor does in town,

It's all hanging in the windows by the pound.

I don't believe you go to heaven when you're good;

Everything goes to hell, anyway!



I only want to hear you purr and to hear you moan.

You have another man who brings the money home!

I don't want dishes in the sink,

Don't ask me what I feel or what I think.

There's a few things that I never could believe:



A woman when she weeps,

A merchant when he swears,

A thief who says he'll pay

A lawyer when he cares,

A snake when he is sleeping,

A drunkard when he prays.

I don't believe you go to heaven when you're good;

Everything goes to hell, anyway!



Everything goes to hell, anyway!

Oh, everything goes to hell, anyway!